ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,407, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Karsten Manufacturing Corp. (Phoenix).
"Golf club heads with slits and flexure inserts" was invented by Travis D. Milleman (Cave Creek, Ariz.), Eric J. Morales (Laveen, Ariz.) and Joshua A. Degerness (Scottsdale, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are embodiments of golf club heads with slits and flexure inserts. The slit comprises an opening through the club head body communicating between the exterior of the club head and the hollow interior cavity. The flexure insert can comprise a spring component and a cap. The spring component creates a spring effect within the flexure ...